The Left's Top 25 Journalists

25. Jessica Valenti

The 30-year-old Valenti is touted by some as the Gloria Steinem of her generation. Her writing has a conspicuous verve, and her Web site, Feministing, offers “an online community for feminists and their allies,” featuring sharp-edged put-downs of sexism by a team of editors who abhor everything from racism and classism to “ableism” and “transphobia.”